Which to use
“ultra” is an adverb and “zero” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,146
- “ultra” frequency rank
- #9,487
- “zero” frequency rank
- 17633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ultra | zero |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weiter hinaus, jenseits, dahinter | Null |
Letter map: ultra vs zero
Shared letters muted; letters that set ultra and zero apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - ultra and zero
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ultra is anadverb and zeroanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17633, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ultra is recorded at frequency rank #8,146, classified as anadv, pronounced […]. zero is at rank #9,487, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17633, this pair ranks #1,925,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ultra vs zero
Shared letters: r. Private to "ultra": altu. Private to "zero": eoz.
"ultra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "zero" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ultra" for "zero" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ultra" vs "zero" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ultra" and "zero".
- Full dictionary entry for "ultra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zero" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,925,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ultra" and "zero" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs zero". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,925,662 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.